[Leica] Wooden tripods

[len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)]

That Berlebach 8023 is quite a deal. The center post on my Gitzo  
costs more then that. Just buy it. It's like getting the legs for  
free. Can't beat that. Plus it's not made of asbestos or painted with  
lead paint so you don't have to worry about recalls. And it has the  
same load carrying rating as my G1325 so you can mount your 4X5 or  
35mm with 23 1/2 pound sand bags. What else could handle a 600mm with  
2X extender at 3 seconds and f45.

Just buy it.

Regards,
Len


On Oct 28, 2007, at 9:10 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> I find tripod use especially now that I got this year a
> Gitzo G-1157 Mountaineer Sport 6X Carbon Fiber Tripod legs Series 1
> - To be a FREEING experience in photography.
> ENABLING.
>
> I kick myself (in the tripod leg) every time I use one as I'd  
> wished I'd
> used one sooner. Kind of like going to a Sushi Bar same thing.
> "This is so great why don't I do it more often>"
>
> I feel like the world is my oyster when use a tripod
> f 32 did you say? NO PROBLEMO!
> ISO 50 did you say? NO PROBLEMO!
> I can bracket my f stops
> I can bracket my shutter speeds
> I can bracket my focus. Try all kinds of stuff for the shot.
> I can change backs on my Hasselblad to five different films small  
> fast color
> Polaroid.
> I can shoot the darned thing with every every filter in my back  
> pocket.
> Try the same shot with different lenses. Or zoomed differently.
> Bracketing my zooming is a new thing for me I do that hand held.  
> Now that
> film is free.
> I'm not looking through the camera I'm looking at my subject.
> The shots I get with the tripod seem to have an authority I don't  
> get hand
> held. Its like I'm shooting 8x10 even if I'm shooting small format.
>
>
> People ignore you when you use a tripod. You are doing a job. Not  
> tripling
> to be surreptitious.
> But they also pay attention in a good way. They don't fool around.
>
> Ball heads are the big boom.
> And the Arca Swiss quick release system.
> As much as carbon fiber.
>
> My new years resolution next year is to tie my tripod to my left leg.
> And learn to play the flute.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Those new Berlebach tripods I see selling at B&H now seem not to  
> heavy some
> of them.
>
> Berlebach 8023 Wood Tripod Legs with Center Column -
> Supports 26.5 lb (12.0 kg)
>
> It weights 6.2 lbs
> Goes up to 69.3" (176.0 cm)
>
> Mfr# BE8023 ? B&H# BE8023
>
>
> Price:     $ 219.95
> Calculate Shipping:
> Availability:
> In Stock
>
>
> "Berlebach has been manufacturing beautifully finished pieces of  
> German
> craftsmanship for over a century, and then as now the natural  
> advantages of
> wood continually appeal to discriminating shooters"
>
>
> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/302822-REG/ 
> Berlebach_BE8023_8023_Wood_
> Tripod_Legs.html
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Here's a nice list
> http://www.nycv.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=088
>
>
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> markrabiner.com
>
>
>
>
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